This is a great talk so far. Does anyone have any [text]book recommendations for "mathematically mature" Project Management (i.e., project management theory that doesn't shy away from using math to demonstrate its points, if needed)?

Critical Path Method + Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). Figure out the shortest path to the goal (critical path) then figure out the most likely timeline, by applying a probability distribution to the weights of each connection. This highlights the truth that reducing variance is a huge factor in improving the quality of forecasts.

Time management promised a sense of control in a world in which individuals – decreasingly supported by the social bonds of religion or community – seemed to lack it. In an era of insecure employment, we must constantly demonstrate our usefulness through frenetic doing, and time management can give you a valuable edge. Indeed, if you are among the growing ranks of the self-employed, as a freelancer or a worker in the so-called gig economy, increased personal efficiency may be essential to your survival. The only person who suffers financially if you indulge in “loafing” – a workplace vice that Taylor saw as theft – is you.

Above all, time management promises that a meaningful life might still be possible in this profit-driven environment, as Melissa Gregg explains in Counterproductive, a forthcoming history of the field. With the right techniques, the prophets of time management all implied, you could fashion a fulfilling life while simultaneously attending to the ever-increasing demands of your employer. This promise “comes back and back, in force, whenever there’s an economic downturn”, Gregg told me.